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Lv R, Huang Y, Huang S, Wu S, Wang S, Hu G, Ma Y, Song P, Chavarro JE, Subramanian S, Lu C, Li Z, Yuan C. Associations between parental adherence to healthy lifestyles and cognitive performance in offspring: A prospective cohort study in China. Chin Med J (Engl) 2024; 137:683-693. [PMID: 37898876 PMCID: PMC10950188 DOI: 10.1097/cm9.0000000000002861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2023] [Indexed: 10/30/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Previous studies have reported associations of specific maternal and paternal lifestyle factors with offspring's cognitive development during early childhood. This study aimed to investigate the prospective associations between overall parental lifestyle and offspring's cognitive performance during adolescence and young adulthood in China. METHODS We included 2531 adolescents aged 10-15 years at baseline in 2010 from the China Family Panel Studies. A healthy parental lifestyle score (ranged 0-5) was constructed based on the following five modifiable lifestyle factors: Smoking, drinking, exercise, sleep, and diet. Generalized estimating equation models were used to examine the association between baseline parental healthy lifestyle scores and offspring's fluid and crystallized intelligence in subsequent years (2012, 2014, 2016, and 2018). RESULTS Offspring in the top tertile of parental healthy lifestyle scores performed better in overall fluid intelligence (multivariable-adjusted β = 0.53, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.29-0.77) and overall crystallized intelligence (multivariable-adjusted β = 0.35, 95% CI: 0.16-0.54) than those in the bottom tertile of parental healthy lifestyle scores. The results were similar after further adjustment for the offspring's healthy lifestyle scores and persisted across the subgroups of parental socioeconomic status. Additionally, maternal and paternal healthy lifestyle scores were independently associated with better offspring's cognitive performance, with significant contribution observed for paternal never-smoking, weekly exercise, and diversified diet. When both parents and offspring adhered to a healthier lifestyle, we observed the highest level of the offspring's overall crystallized intelligence. CONCLUSIONS Our study indicates that parental adherence to a healthier lifestyle is associated with significantly better offspring's cognitive performance during adolescence and early adulthood, regardless of socioeconomic status. These findings highlight the potential cognitive benefits of promoting healthy lifestyles among parents of adolescents.
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- Rongxia Lv
- School of Public Health, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
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- School of Public Health, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
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- School of Public Health, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
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- School of Public Health, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
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- Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Institute of Medical Information/Center for Health Policy and Management, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110122, China
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- School of Public Health, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
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- Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Division of Global Health Equity, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
- Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Vanke School of Public Health, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
- Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- School of Public Health, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
- Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Ilic T, Porter MA, Reeve JL. Internalising and Externalising Symptoms and Their Association with the Family Environment in Young Children with Williams Syndrome: A Longitudinal Study. CHILDREN (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 10:1717. [PMID: 37892382 PMCID: PMC10605142 DOI: 10.3390/children10101717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2023] [Revised: 10/11/2023] [Accepted: 10/12/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023]
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Williams Syndrome (WS) involves high rates of psychopathology across the lifespan. However, little is known about the early, longitudinal trajectory of internalising/externalising symptoms or the association between these and the family environment in WS. WS (n = 16; aged 2 years, 2 months to 9 years, 5 months) and typically developing or TD (n = 46; aged 2 years, 2 months to 11 years, 1 month) children were assessed on two occasions over 2.5 years utilising parent report questionnaires-the Child Behaviour Checklist and the Family Environment Scale. No statistically significant changes were found in CBCL/psychopathology profiles across timepoints, on average, for either WS or TD children. However, reliable change scores showed WS children had considerable variability in CBCL scores over time. Cross-sectionally, the WS group showed higher scores (reflecting more psychopathology) compared to TD controls at both time points across most CBCL subscales, with elevated overall psychopathology problems identified in 56-68% of WS children (versus 8% in TD controls). Psychopathology was not associated with sex, chronological age, or cognitive ability in WS. Conflict in the family environment was positively associated with higher Attention Problems at Time 1 in the WS group, whilst the TD group showed associations between family conflict and total psychopathology problems at both time points and between family cohesion and total psychopathology problems at Time 2. Family environment did not differ between groups, except for lower engagement in intellectual and cultural activities in WS. Findings highlight variable Internalising and Externalising Problems in young WS children over time, with greater biological than environmental contributions to psychopathology in WS.
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- School of Psychological Sciences, Macquarie University, Balaclava Road, Marsfield, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia; (T.I.); (J.L.R.)
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Dos Santos PMN, Mendes SL, Biazoli C, Gadelha A, Salum GA, Miguel EC, Rohde LA, Sato JR. Assessing atypical brain functional connectivity development: An approach based on generative adversarial networks. Front Neurosci 2023; 16:1025492. [PMID: 36699518 PMCID: PMC9868740 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2022.1025492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2022] [Accepted: 11/25/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) are promising analytical tools in machine learning applications. Characterizing atypical neurodevelopmental processes might be useful in establishing diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers of psychiatric disorders. In this article, we investigate the potential of GANs models combined with functional connectivity (FC) measures to build a predictive neurotypicality score 3-years after scanning. We used a ROI-to-ROI analysis of resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data from a community-based cohort of children and adolescents (377 neurotypical and 126 atypical participants). Models were trained on data from neurotypical participants, capturing their sample variability of FC. The discriminator subnetwork of each GAN model discriminated between the learned neurotypical functional connectivity pattern and atypical or unrelated patterns. Discriminator models were combined in ensembles, improving discrimination performance. Explanations for the model's predictions are provided using the LIME (Local Interpretable Model-Agnostic) algorithm and local hubs are identified in light of these explanations. Our findings suggest this approach is a promising strategy to build potential biomarkers based on functional connectivity.
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- Pedro Machado Nery Dos Santos
- Center of Mathematics, Computing, and Cognition, Universidade Federal do ABC, São Bernardo do Campo, Santo André, Brazil
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- Center of Mathematics, Computing, and Cognition, Universidade Federal do ABC, São Bernardo do Campo, Santo André, Brazil
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- Center of Mathematics, Computing, and Cognition, Universidade Federal do ABC, São Bernardo do Campo, Santo André, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Integrative Neuroscience, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil,National Institute of Developmental Psychiatry for Children and Adolescents (CNPq), São Paulo, Brazil
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- National Institute of Developmental Psychiatry for Children and Adolescents (CNPq), São Paulo, Brazil,Department of Psychiatry, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- National Institute of Developmental Psychiatry for Children and Adolescents (CNPq), São Paulo, Brazil,Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- National Institute of Developmental Psychiatry for Children and Adolescents (CNPq), São Paulo, Brazil,Department of Psychiatry, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil,UniEduK, Jaguariúna, Brazil
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- Center of Mathematics, Computing, and Cognition, Universidade Federal do ABC, São Bernardo do Campo, Santo André, Brazil,Laboratory of Integrative Neuroscience, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil,National Institute of Developmental Psychiatry for Children and Adolescents (CNPq), São Paulo, Brazil,Big Data, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil,*Correspondence: João Ricardo Sato,
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Liu S, Zhang C, Meng C, Wang R, Jiang P, Cai H, Zhao W, Yu Y, Zhu J. Frequency-dependent genetic modulation of neuronal oscillations: a combined transcriptome and resting-state functional MRI study. Cereb Cortex 2022; 32:5132-5144. [PMID: 35106539 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhac003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2021] [Revised: 01/01/2022] [Accepted: 01/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Neuronal oscillations within certain frequency bands are assumed to associate with specific neural processes and cognitive functions. To examine this hypothesis, transcriptome-neuroimaging spatial correlation analysis was applied to resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging data from 793 healthy individuals and gene expression data from the Allen Human Brain Atlas. We found that expression measures of 336 genes were correlated with fractional amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations (fALFF) in the slow-4 band (0.027-0.073 Hz), whereas there were no expression-fALFF correlations for the other frequency bands. Furthermore, functional enrichment analyses showed that these slow-4 fALFF-related genes were mainly enriched for ion channel, synaptic function, and neuronal system as well as many neuropsychiatric disorders. Specific expression analyses demonstrated that these genes were specifically expressed in brain tissue, in neurons, and during the late stage of cortical development. Concurrently, the fALFF-related genes were linked to multiple behavioral domains, including dementia, attention, and emotion. In addition, these genes could construct a protein-protein interaction network supported by 30 hub genes. Our findings of a frequency-dependent genetic modulation of spontaneous neuronal activity may support the concept that neuronal oscillations within different frequency bands capture distinct neurobiological processes from the perspective of underlying molecular mechanisms.
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- Siyu Liu
- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, China.,Research Center of Clinical Medical Imaging, Anhui Province, Hefei 230032, China.,Anhui Provincial Institute of Translational Medicine, Hefei 230032, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, China.,Research Center of Clinical Medical Imaging, Anhui Province, Hefei 230032, China.,Anhui Provincial Institute of Translational Medicine, Hefei 230032, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, China.,Department of Radiology, Anhui No.2 Provincial People's Hospital, Hefei 230041, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, China.,Research Center of Clinical Medical Imaging, Anhui Province, Hefei 230032, China.,Anhui Provincial Institute of Translational Medicine, Hefei 230032, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, China.,Research Center of Clinical Medical Imaging, Anhui Province, Hefei 230032, China.,Anhui Provincial Institute of Translational Medicine, Hefei 230032, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, China.,Research Center of Clinical Medical Imaging, Anhui Province, Hefei 230032, China.,Anhui Provincial Institute of Translational Medicine, Hefei 230032, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, China.,Research Center of Clinical Medical Imaging, Anhui Province, Hefei 230032, China.,Anhui Provincial Institute of Translational Medicine, Hefei 230032, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, China.,Research Center of Clinical Medical Imaging, Anhui Province, Hefei 230032, China.,Anhui Provincial Institute of Translational Medicine, Hefei 230032, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, China.,Research Center of Clinical Medical Imaging, Anhui Province, Hefei 230032, China.,Anhui Provincial Institute of Translational Medicine, Hefei 230032, China
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Wang Q, She Z, Xi J, Ding F, Xu Z. Psychometric Evaluation of the Chinese Version of the Revised Spontaneity Assessment Inventory (SAI-R-C). ARTS IN PSYCHOTHERAPY 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aip.2022.101935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Li X, Zhu YT, Jiao DD, Sawada Y, Tanaka E, Watanabe T, Tomisaki E, Zhu Z, Ajmal A, Matsumoto M, Zhang JR, Banu AA, Liu Y, Cui MY, Graça Y, Wang YL, Qian ML, Anme T. Subtyping of Internalizing and Externalizing Behaviors in Japanese Community-Based Children: A Latent Class Analysis and Association with Family Activities. CHILDREN 2022; 9:children9020210. [PMID: 35204930 PMCID: PMC8870000 DOI: 10.3390/children9020210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2022] [Revised: 01/29/2022] [Accepted: 02/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Externalizing and internalizing behavioral problems occurs at a high rate among children. However, this has rarely been examined among Japanese children using a person-oriented method. Hence, this study aims to explore its subtypes and clarify their association with family-based group activities. We conducted a cross-sectional survey in a typical community-based suburban area for all families with primary school children in Japan. We investigated children’s internalizing and externalizing behaviors based on the Japanese version of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), and different types of activities that family members frequently engaged in. Data from 206 families were collected and used for the analysis. The subtypes were explored using latent class analysis (LCA). The relationship between family activities and latent class membership was analyzed using a logistic regression model. Moreover, three latent class models and their probabilities were identified, namely, risk group (31.3%), moderate group (44.9%), and normal group (23.8%). Frequent family activities including play sports, traveling or hiking, watching TV and communicating, cooking or making a dessert, and doing housework, which were significantly related to the normal group. These results would add evidence to potential types of children’s behavioral problems and preventive childcare practices needed in the primary gate of families.
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- Xiang Li
- School of Comprehensive Human Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 3058577, Japan; (X.L.); (Y.-T.Z.); (D.-D.J.); (Z.Z.); (A.A.); (M.M.); (J.-R.Z.); (A.A.B.); (Y.L.); (M.-Y.C.); (Y.G.); (Y.-L.W.); (M.-L.Q.)
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- School of Comprehensive Human Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 3058577, Japan; (X.L.); (Y.-T.Z.); (D.-D.J.); (Z.Z.); (A.A.); (M.M.); (J.-R.Z.); (A.A.B.); (Y.L.); (M.-Y.C.); (Y.G.); (Y.-L.W.); (M.-L.Q.)
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- School of Comprehensive Human Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 3058577, Japan; (X.L.); (Y.-T.Z.); (D.-D.J.); (Z.Z.); (A.A.); (M.M.); (J.-R.Z.); (A.A.B.); (Y.L.); (M.-Y.C.); (Y.G.); (Y.-L.W.); (M.-L.Q.)
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- Faculty of Health Medicine, Morinomiya University of Medical Sciences, Osaka 5598611, Japan;
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- Faculty of Nursing, Musashino University, Tokyo 2028585, Japan;
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- Faculty of Nursing, Shukutoku University, Chiba 2608701, Japan;
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- School of Comprehensive Human Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 3058577, Japan; (X.L.); (Y.-T.Z.); (D.-D.J.); (Z.Z.); (A.A.); (M.M.); (J.-R.Z.); (A.A.B.); (Y.L.); (M.-Y.C.); (Y.G.); (Y.-L.W.); (M.-L.Q.)
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- School of Comprehensive Human Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 3058577, Japan; (X.L.); (Y.-T.Z.); (D.-D.J.); (Z.Z.); (A.A.); (M.M.); (J.-R.Z.); (A.A.B.); (Y.L.); (M.-Y.C.); (Y.G.); (Y.-L.W.); (M.-L.Q.)
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- School of Comprehensive Human Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 3058577, Japan; (X.L.); (Y.-T.Z.); (D.-D.J.); (Z.Z.); (A.A.); (M.M.); (J.-R.Z.); (A.A.B.); (Y.L.); (M.-Y.C.); (Y.G.); (Y.-L.W.); (M.-L.Q.)
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- School of Comprehensive Human Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 3058577, Japan; (X.L.); (Y.-T.Z.); (D.-D.J.); (Z.Z.); (A.A.); (M.M.); (J.-R.Z.); (A.A.B.); (Y.L.); (M.-Y.C.); (Y.G.); (Y.-L.W.); (M.-L.Q.)
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- School of Comprehensive Human Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 3058577, Japan; (X.L.); (Y.-T.Z.); (D.-D.J.); (Z.Z.); (A.A.); (M.M.); (J.-R.Z.); (A.A.B.); (Y.L.); (M.-Y.C.); (Y.G.); (Y.-L.W.); (M.-L.Q.)
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- School of Comprehensive Human Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 3058577, Japan; (X.L.); (Y.-T.Z.); (D.-D.J.); (Z.Z.); (A.A.); (M.M.); (J.-R.Z.); (A.A.B.); (Y.L.); (M.-Y.C.); (Y.G.); (Y.-L.W.); (M.-L.Q.)
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- School of Comprehensive Human Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 3058577, Japan; (X.L.); (Y.-T.Z.); (D.-D.J.); (Z.Z.); (A.A.); (M.M.); (J.-R.Z.); (A.A.B.); (Y.L.); (M.-Y.C.); (Y.G.); (Y.-L.W.); (M.-L.Q.)
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- School of Comprehensive Human Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 3058577, Japan; (X.L.); (Y.-T.Z.); (D.-D.J.); (Z.Z.); (A.A.); (M.M.); (J.-R.Z.); (A.A.B.); (Y.L.); (M.-Y.C.); (Y.G.); (Y.-L.W.); (M.-L.Q.)
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- School of Comprehensive Human Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 3058577, Japan; (X.L.); (Y.-T.Z.); (D.-D.J.); (Z.Z.); (A.A.); (M.M.); (J.-R.Z.); (A.A.B.); (Y.L.); (M.-Y.C.); (Y.G.); (Y.-L.W.); (M.-L.Q.)
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- School of Comprehensive Human Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 3058577, Japan; (X.L.); (Y.-T.Z.); (D.-D.J.); (Z.Z.); (A.A.); (M.M.); (J.-R.Z.); (A.A.B.); (Y.L.); (M.-Y.C.); (Y.G.); (Y.-L.W.); (M.-L.Q.)
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 3058577, Japan
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +81-029-853-3436
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Peng ZY, Liu YX, Li B, Ge QM, Liang RB, Li QY, Shi WQ, Yu YJ, Shao Y. Altered spontaneous brain activity patterns in patients with neovascular glaucoma using amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations: A functional magnetic resonance imaging study. Brain Behav 2021; 11:e02018. [PMID: 33386699 PMCID: PMC7994689 DOI: 10.1002/brb3.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2020] [Revised: 11/14/2020] [Accepted: 12/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Neovascular glaucoma (NVG) can cause irreversible visual impairment and abnormal spontaneous changes in brain's visual system and other systems. There is little research on this aspect at present. However, amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations (ALFFs) can be used as an rs-fMRI analysis technique for testing changes in spontaneous brain activity patterns. PURPOSE The aim of this study was to probe the local characteristics of spontaneous brain activity in NVG patients and analyze their correlation with clinical behaviors. METHODS Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) scans were obtained from eighteen patients with NVG (8 males, 10 females) and eighteen healthy controls (HCs; 8 males and 10 females) who were matched in age, gender, and education level. We evaluated spontaneous brain activity with the ALFF method. A receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to compare the average ALFF values for altered brain regions of NVG patients with those of HCs. RESULTS Compared with HCs, NVG patients had lower ALFF values in the right cuneus, right middle occipital gyrus, left cingulate gyrus, right precuneus, and left medial frontal gyrus (p < 0.001). Higher ALFF values were observed in the right superior frontal gyrus and left middle frontal gyrus (p < 0.001). Analysis of the ROC curves of the brain regions showed that the specificity and accuracy of ALFF values between NVG and HCs in the area under the curve were acceptable (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION The patients with NVG exhibited anomalous spontaneous activity in different brain regions; these finding should establish the foundation for a more comprehensive understanding of the pathological mechanisms of NVG. Furthermore, these abnormal variations in specific brain regions can be considered possible clinical indices of NVG.
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- Zhi-You Peng
- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Clinical Ophthalmology Institute, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Clinical Ophthalmology Institute, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Clinical Ophthalmology Institute, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Clinical Ophthalmology Institute, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Clinical Ophthalmology Institute, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Clinical Ophthalmology Institute, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Clinical Ophthalmology Institute, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Clinical Ophthalmology Institute, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Clinical Ophthalmology Institute, Nanchang, China
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Busatto G, Rosa PG, Serpa MH, Squarzoni P, Duran FL. Psychiatric neuroimaging research in Brazil: historical overview, current challenges, and future opportunities. REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE PSIQUIATRIA (SAO PAULO, BRAZIL : 1999) 2021; 43:83-101. [PMID: 32520165 PMCID: PMC7861184 DOI: 10.1590/1516-4446-2019-0757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2019] [Accepted: 02/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
Abstract
The last four decades have witnessed tremendous growth in research studies applying neuroimaging methods to evaluate pathophysiological and treatment aspects of psychiatric disorders around the world. This article provides a brief history of psychiatric neuroimaging research in Brazil, including quantitative information about the growth of this field in the country over the past 20 years. Also described are the various methodologies used, the wealth of scientific questions investigated, and the strength of international collaborations established. Finally, examples of the many methodological advances that have emerged in the field of in vivo neuroimaging are provided, with discussion of the challenges faced by psychiatric research groups in Brazil, a country of limited resources, to continue incorporating such innovations to generate novel scientific data of local and global relevance.
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- Geraldo Busatto
- Laboratório de Neuroimagem em Psiquiatria (LIM 21), Departamento e Instituto de Psiquiatria, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Neuroimagem em Psiquiatria (LIM 21), Departamento e Instituto de Psiquiatria, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Neuroimagem em Psiquiatria (LIM 21), Departamento e Instituto de Psiquiatria, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Neuroimagem em Psiquiatria (LIM 21), Departamento e Instituto de Psiquiatria, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Neuroimagem em Psiquiatria (LIM 21), Departamento e Instituto de Psiquiatria, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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